We are the students from Barwon Heads Primary School in Victoria, Australia. Every week our whole school spends an hour a week learning about how awesome science is. We love to share what we are learning about.

Australian Folklore Performance

On Wednesday 17th August the 3-6 watched a Australian Folklore Performance.

We looked at what a folklore was and it involved a number of students to take part in the performance.

We sang songs and told stories about Australian animals and the dreamtime, the shearers from long ago, how to shear a sheep and we listened to students play the largerphone (which was how shearers entertained themselves).

We introduced the character in the song Waltzing Matilda (a swagman). Some students saw how fast they could dress the swagman and we talked about Australian heroes- Diggers, lifeguard, bush firefighter, Aussie cricketer and sang Home among the gumtrees.

Can you see if you can match the Australian Folklore with its meaning?

Hi Archer here!
Australian folklore is Australian stories from the past, my favorite part was the sheep shearing because the person made it quite funny, I learnt what folklore is and a bit more about Australia from the performance!
Bye!!!!!